Safety-release for wringers.



F. W. SAUER. SAFETY RELEASE FOR WRINGERS.

APPLCATIDN (ILED DEC- 23, 916- 1 ,239,045. Patented Sept. 4, 1917 2SHEETS 'SHEEY INVENTOR A TTORNE Y F W. SAUER SAFETY RELEASE FOR WRWGERS.

APPLICAHON FILED DHLZB 1916. 1,239,045. PatentedSept. 4,1917

2 SHFETS'SHEET 2 4 TTORNE Y FREDERICK W. SAUER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SAFETY-RELEASE FOR WRINGERS.

Specification of Letters L?atcnt.

Patented Sept. 4, 191 7 Application filed December 28, 1916. :Sorial No.139% .1 '0 all whom it may concern:

lie it known that Fin-anaemia W. Sauna, a citizen of the United States,rosiding in the borough of Brooklyn, cit v of Now York, county of Kings,and State oi New York, have invented a now and useful Improvement in.Safety-Releases for Wringors, of whirh the following' is a.spm'ilicat'ion.

Thu ohjret of the invention is to provide a safety relraso for wringvrswhich is exoeedinglv simplo in construction, instantly and easilyreleasable in event of emergency, and normally adaph'd to restrain theparts with perfect security. With these rods in view the inventioncomprisus curtain fem turrs o'l construrtiou and t'lllllllllllltlflihw'of parts, described hereinafter in their pre ferrcd embodiments.

in Llw :u'r lnpauyingf drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of tho wringeiin its normal condition;

Fig. 2 is a similar viow with parts lirokcn away and in section, showingthe condition when the. release is opulutod;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary end elevation at our side of thd machine;

Fig. ids a tragmeutary olcvation at tho oppositn side; and

Figs. 5 and Ware enlarged detail perspective views.

'lhe wringer frame 2, rolls 3, gearing 4, housinghokcs 6, pressuresprings 7, pressure liar F1. and scrcws 9 are of usual or suitableroustl'lution The top rail 10, through n hich the screws. 9 arethreaded. has a fulcrum connection at one end with the frame and at theother end a releasing CODDGCHOH. At the one end a plate 1] is securedrigidly to the rail and projects dowmvard alongside the frame,terminating in an intnrnod portion 12 having an upturned end 13. to theshin ot' the frame bcncath the plate 11, and is formed with a slot 15and with an outwardly ofi'set portion 16 immediately above this slot.The inturned portion 12 passes throu h the said slot, its extremity 13engaging chind the same. so as to enable the rail to fulcrum or pivot atthis end, without becoming separated, when the opposite and isreleased."

'At thosaid opposite end is another plate 17, which is preferably a.substantial duplieaten! the. plate 11, except that its inturned tip 1 8does not have the upturned end 13. A trigger plate 19 is mounted uponthe 'A plate. 14 is fixed,

adjarrnt side of the frame, between the same and the plate or tongue 17,the construction being such that; it may be released from the tonn'uo hya blow or pressure exerlrd inward toward the frame, thereby providingtho easiest and quickcst mode of ()lltlillltlll in event of mishapf Thesaid trigger plate may he transversely arched for saluof rigidity, andis preferably fulerumed upon thr frame by screws or bolts 20. passingsulistantially perpendicularly through lhr upper part of the triggerinto 1hr l'rame nwmln-r. 'lhe undor side of the. head 2] of this scrmvis preferably convox and t'lu mirrvspolulilig part of the trigger plat.is Clll'\'((l a" shown at 22- to enable it the morn readily to .roekupon the frame. A nut 31, frame permits tho trigger to ho adjusted.

From this fulcrum the trigger Erclines downward and outward away from"he frame to its point of (augagenieutwith the tip or shoulder 18. x T.i' roceivcs in an opening EN. The. upward. oxtons'on 25 of tho lrigr 'rrhears upon the side ofthe frame as a stop. limiting tho outward movementof the trigger under the. pressure of the springs. 'lhus thorolcasingdovice is Selfholdinn' in the normal condition. the effort oftho springs trading to rock the trigger uppm-iiitly to its relcasing'movement. The. downward c1 mtimiation of; the. trigger below the slot.24 is the part which is struck to ri-lieve thepressure on tho rolls.WVhcn this is dour the parts immediatcl separate as shown in Fig.2.

What is claimed as new is:

'1. In a wringer. the combination with a frame, rolls, and a top railfulcrumed at one and upon the frame, of a tongue pr0- jorting from theother end of the top rail alongside the frame and terminating in aninturned tip. and a. trigger mounted upon the side of the frame betweenthe same and the tongue and having a recess engaged by said tip, themounting of the trigger being such as to permit its disengagement fromthe tip by a blow or pressure exerted toward the frame.

2. In a wringer, the combination with a frame. rolls, and a top rail, ofa tongue secured to and extendii'ig downward from said top rail. and atongue-engaging trigger movably mounted upon the frame i'n such manneras to be released from the tongue by a blow delivered inward toward theframe.

3. In a wringer, the co hination with a the trigger may r'oek underinward applied frame, rolls, and a top rai of a tongue se pressure orblow upon itslower portion to cured to and extending downward from said'release the tongue, the said fastener having top rail and having ashoulder, a trigger a head convex upon its under side, and the 5 platehaving a formation intermediate its eorresponding portion of the tri gerplate ends engaging said shoulder, and a 'fastenbein curved so as torock upon I e side of ing passing substantially perpendicularly therame. through the u er part of the trig er into 5. In a wringer, thecombination with a the frame and henenth the head 0 which frame, rollsan IQ the trigger may rook under inward applied tending downward fromsaid rail, a trigger ressure or blow upon its lower portion to engagingsaid tongue, and means whereby release the tongue. the trigger isfulerumed upon the frame 4. In a wringer, the combination with a aboveits p01 t of engagement with the a top rail, of a tongue exframe, rollsand a top rail, of a tongue setongue, the trigger having a stopextension 15 cured to and extending downward from said above its fulcrumto bear against the frame.

top rail and having a shoulder, a trigger In witness whereof, I havehereuntoset plate having a formation intermediate its my hand this 12thday of December, 1916. ends engaging said shoulder, and a fastenFREDERICK W. SAUER. ing passing substantially perpendicularly in thepresence of .10 through the upper part of the trig er into Elam N. BAAR,tlm frame an beneath the head 0 which G. H. Eurm'.

